About block 974,042
Bitcoin block 974,042 was mined by AntPool on November 1, 2026 at 12:00 AM UTC, 24 min 33 s after block 974,041. That is slower than the 10-minute target; long gaps are normal, since every hash attempt is an independent draw with the same tiny chance.
It confirmed 4,499 transactions in 1.67 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, up from 0.13 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0208 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1458 BTC for this block.
Block 974,042 is number 315 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 483; 1,701 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 975,743. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 75,958 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 20 zeros: that is the proof of work, a number below the target that the whole network’s hashrate had to search for. AntPool found 207 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 11 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.